Memories, Opinions, Alien Biscuits, Strongly Worded Letters, OFFICIAL Scarves, and Some Other Stuff
Back in December of 2020, I noticed that the membership cards printed from Volunteer Systems 2.0 did not feature Juliette Low’s name as Founder as all credentials should according to the GSUSA Constitution in Article VIII/Credentials, Section 4: 4. Charters…
A few years ago, GSUSA released a series of mechanical engineering badges for Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors. The booklet/pamphlet that’s sold online and in the stores is a waste of money because it provides no instructions on how to earn…
Happy Founder’s Day! I always make an effort to publish something on both March 12 and October 31 for obvious reasons. Today’s is just a quick hitter with some news that you most likely are already aware of if you…
Some of the most popular posts on my blog are the consolidated Journey plans that I created for the Junior Think Like A _____ series. I believe that there are a lot of leaders who want to access the material,…
Over the summer, one of my recently graduated Ambassadors (Emma) and her mom (Jen) sent me a text stating that someone from Jen’s work had given them some of her family’s Girl Scout memorabilia and insignia from different eras, and…
A few years ago, the River Valleys council published a great matrix of GSUSA’s national programming with information on where to find the various requirements. As a leader mentor for my service unit, I found it to be a great…
As promised, here are updated versions for 2023-24 of the UNOFFICIAL Memory Books. In case you’re wondering what these are, they are a (sort of) recreation of the Memory Books that GSUSA published a few years ago. The concept was…
A month has almost passed since the NCS, and I wanted to circle back to the delegate formula proposal that was voted down and review a few points. In case you missed it, I had the honor of serving on…
You can tell it’s a new year, because I’m publishing updated Badge, Journey, and Award Summaries! I’ve been asked why I publish these since they similar to GSUSA’s Badge Explorer. My summaries streamline the design and therefore save paper since…
So in all of the excitement and stress of the recent National Council Session and Phenom, I completely forgot to include the BIGGEST news of all. Even bigger than Janet Garretson’s retirement. And that is… an OFFICIAL scarf designed just…